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Trial reportBMC public health2015

Physical exercise at the workplace prevents deterioration of work ability among healthcare workers: cluster randomized controlled trial.

Markus D Jakobsen, Emil Sundstrup, Mikkel Brandt, Kenneth Jay, Per Aagaard, Lars L Andersen

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC public health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01921764 (Implementation of Physical Exercise at the Workplace), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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27citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01921764 nacompletednot on this map

Implementation of Physical Exercise at the Workplace (IRMA08) - Healthcare Workers

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Research Centre for the Working Environment, DenmarkRan2013 to 2014Enrolled200ConditionsMusculoskeletal DisordersArmsWorkplace physical exercise, Home physical exercise
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Markus D JakobsenNational Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkalle 105, Copenhagen, Denmark. markusdue@gmail.com.
Emil SundstrupNational Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkalle 105, Copenhagen, Denmark. esu@nrcwe.dk.
Mikkel BrandtNational Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkalle 105, Copenhagen, Denmark. mbp@nrcwe.dk.
Kenneth JayNational Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkalle 105, Copenhagen, Denmark. kan@nrcwe.dk.
Per AagaardMuscle Physiology and Biomechanics Research Unit, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. paagaard@health.sdu.dk.
Lars L AndersenNational Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkalle 105, Copenhagen, Denmark. lla@nrcwe.dk.
University of Southern Denmark · DKNational Research Centre for the Working Environment · DK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImbalance between individual resources and work demands can lead to musculoskeletal disorders and reduced work ability. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of workplace- versus home-based physical exercise on work ability among healthcare workers.

methodsTwo hundred female healthcare workers (Age: 42.0, BMI: 24.1, work ability index [WAI]: 43.1) from 18 departments at three Danish hospitals participated (Copenhagen, Denmark, Aug 2013-Jan 2014). Participants were randomly allocated at the cluster level to 10 weeks of: 1) workplace physical exercise (WORK) performed during working hours for 5x10 min per week and up to 5 group-based coaching sessions on motivation for regular physical exercise, or 2) home-based physical exercise (HOME) performed during leisure time for 5x10 min per week. Both groups received ergonomic counseling on patient handling and use of lifting aides. The main outcome measure was the change from baseline to 10-week follow-up in WAI.

resultsSignificant group by time interaction was observed for WAI (p < 0.05). WAI at follow-up was 1.1 (0.3 to 1.8) higher in WORK compared with HOME corresponding to a small effect size (Cohens'd = 0.24). Within-group changes indicated that between-group differences were mainly caused by a reduction in WAI in HOME. Of the seven items of WAI, item 2 (work ability in relation to the demands of the job) and item 5 (sickness absence during the past year) were improved in WORK compared with HOME (P < 0.05).

conclusionsPerforming physical exercise together with colleagues at the workplace prevents deterioration of work ability among female healthcare workers. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01921764 . Registered 10 August 2013.

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AdultDenmarkExerciseFemaleHealth PersonnelHumansMaleMiddle AgedMotivationWorkWorkplace

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PMID26607232
PMCPMC4658806
OpenAlexW2173856762

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